With the leak of a song by Madonna called “Two Steps Behind” that seems to be about Lady Gaga (if and only if Madonna would be willing to concede that Gaga is “pretty”), the media has already begun whipping up stan wars...and Gaga has Instagrammed an ominous warning to an unnamed witch.

But Madonna's manager Guy Oseary, responding to fan inquiries, has said the song is “NOT about gaga or anyone in particular.” Also, he confirms that the song, currently in unfinished demo form, will not be released.

And Madonna herself has chimed in:

 

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Though Madonna's manager, Guy Oseary, is livid—which means I won't post the actual leak—the snippet everyone's hearing of Madonna's upcoming Avicii collaboration sounds good to me. “Rebel Heart” has a OneRepublic sound to me, not a total dance song, introspective. The lyrics arereminiscent of “Drowned World (Substitute of Love)”, the song, and American Life, the era. It has a radio-friendly feel, she's singing in her lower register (some have complained about the vocal but it's refeshing and matches the lyrical content). It's catchy and mature. I wouldn't go out on a limb and say it's a hit, though—I've thought lots of her non-hit tunes sounded like hits and vice versa.

HuffPo UK likes, Idolator notes that Madonna's in charge, MuuMuse and others note the pronunciation of the word “narcissist.” (IMHO, Madonna has has a hard R forever and ever; my college prof and I talked endlessly about her R sound in La Isla Bonita.)

What do you think?